September 20, 2010 - Current Event Choice #2 - Marijuana-laced ice cream hits shelves. Creme de canna, dubbed High Scream sold in California. I read about the marijuana ice cream called "High Scream" and I think it is a good idea for people who medically need to take marijuana. This is a ice cream that has been laced with 2-4 doses of the drug. It costs $15.00. I think it is a great idea for people who need it. On a global level this can affect life because if it is being sold people may cause a backlog in the health system for people who need it by the people who dont need it and want it trying to get it. Nationally it can affect me by people in Canada may be able to aquire the ice cream one day and cause people to be able to acquire drugs easier and become high easier. It can affect me regionally because drugs being sold in ice cream may cause more people to get high and start fights and selling to younger people. On a local level if people are high and driving or something like that it can cause more accidents and fire calls for the department I volunteer at. Seeds of revolution project: Due: Sept. 23,2010
Revolutionary weekly: Inside the lives of the Estates
Written by Marie Dartan We will be looking at the differences between the three estates during the French Revolution and the differences between their lifestyles during these hard times. We will be interviewing people from each estate to get their points of views. We will touch on how hard it is to get food, if they have taxes and how they pay them, and how they live their day to day lives. We will introduce our interviewers before we ask questions about their lives. So in saying that we will start our journey through the estates and their lives. Our first person we are going to talk to is from the first estate and the clergy. We are interviewing Francis Pierre of the clergy. Francis is 25 and has no wife or children. He lives in Paris and works as a parish priest. I asked Francis if he paid taxes and he answered "No I do not pay taxes. But to pay for all the activities such as caring for the poor and schooling we collect a tax on incomes." We asked about his day to day life and he replied "I teach students and take care of the poor. I also do chores at the church, and worships." We then asked him about how easily he was able to access food. He stated "I get food really easily because of the church." We also noted he lived quite extravagantly and must have had well means of income. Our next person is Claire Paquet she was born 20 years ago into a noble family and is married with three children. She is well educated. We asked how they made their money and she answered "We get our income from the taxes we charge the people who live on our land." We then asked about herself paying taxes and she told us she paid some taxes but not very much. We then questioned her about her day to day life. "I take care of the children and the house hold while my husband checks on the land we own. Then we all eat dinner together in the dining room." All of her children were well fed and her house was very well furnished and up to date. Lastly we asked Sebastian Dubois some questions. He is a 24 year old peasant with a wife and two children. They lived in a small one room house that wasn't very well furnished. We asked about his taxes first and he told us he paid many taxes. He paid them to the church, the land owners, and the King. We asked how easily he could get food. He answered "Food is a lot of money so we normally go hungry. It is scary to see the children hungry we don't know weather they will live or die. We fear our children may go into fits of consumption one day." We then asked him about his day to day life and he replied " I work long hard days and get very little sleep. I work the fields while my wife stays home taking care of the children and cleaning." You can see the differences in the lives of the estates. In taxes, wealth, what they do in a day, and how they get food. So think about it. Signing off Marie Dartan.
This article is about how most sexually active gay and bisexual men don't know they have it. Doctors say that this is similar to earlier studies. They tested over 8000 men and interviewed them, finding that 44% dint even know they had the disease. The White House put out a new National AID's, strategy in July for men who are sexually active with men are at higher risk to get infected with the disease. They found that many Centers for Disease Control and prevention thought that men who had sex with men should get tested yearly for HIV. But most men don't show up. In Canada they estimated 20-30% of people didn't know they were infected. I chose to write about this article because I believe in the gay community should have equal rights as everyone else and this is showing that our government does care about the gay and bisexual community. This can affect the world globally because everywhere has some people of the gay community and they need some help too. This affects us on a national level because this shows that our government actually did testing to see how many of the people didn't know they were infected with HIV. This affects us on a regional level because we may become one of the areas that are considered an epidemic area. This affects me on a local level because I know some gay and bisexual people and I worry about them getting ill with some sort of incurable disease like HIV.
Teacher Feedback: I commend you on writing on this controversial topic.
Clegg pledges funding to help the poorest children succeed: This article is about the government in England promising that 7 billion in their currency will be spent on helping children who cant afford it get through school over the next four years. This fund will help children from the ages 2-20, from nursery school to university. this "pupil premium" will give pre-schoolers 15 hours a week on top of the 15 hours that normal students are already promised. The money will be coming from funding cuts elsewhere from 25%- 40%. He is saying that he would like to help the future, and by giving kids education he would be helping to improve their future. I feel this is a good thing for the children to succeed in thier futures. For jobs they will need a good education and if they cant afford that education how will they be able to get those jobs. I think helping children become students is a good thing because then they can get a good job when they are older then their children won't have to be using this funding. I believe that all children shoud have a fair chance at an education. why should the poor children to miss out on an education when we so clearly can have it so easily. I find it unfair that some students can not afford school and have to miss out on that chance.
Teacher Feedback: Talia, thank you for choosing an article related to education. What would it mean for Canadian students if our country could do something like this?
I think for this issue we should pick isolationism, because we do not want to weaken our bond with the USA due to a woman in a rebel group.I also think that it isn't our place to interfere with affairs such as that because it isn't like the USA is getting a full army going against them. If we were to get involved then we would just kind of be there. We don't have much rule over what happens in the USA so we wouldn't really be able to do much to help them out. We would just be sitting ducks. If we chose to stay out of it we could just stay the way we are now. We would still have our connection with the USA, and we wouldn't have to worry about them turning on us over the issue. We could just stay the way we are meant to be right now.
Reporters Without Borders - January 5, 2011 This organization works to help reporters in countries to defend them, help with lawyers, fights against censorship, and make it safer for reporters. they help in numerous places over the world to help these journalists. They think that they should help get the stories out that are not being told and need to be heard. They collect money with fundraisers using calanders and pictures and stuff such as these. They also help with finances of journalists families at home. Their website is constantly updated. It started in 1985 and they fight for press freedom.
Choice #2 - Marijuana-laced ice cream hits shelves. Creme de canna, dubbed High Scream sold in California.
I read about the marijuana ice cream called "High Scream" and I think it is a good idea for people who medically need to take marijuana. This is a ice cream that has been laced with 2-4 doses of the drug. It costs $15.00.
I think it is a great idea for people who need it. On a global level this can affect life because if it is being sold people may cause a backlog in the health system for people who need it by the people who dont need it and want it trying to get it. Nationally it can affect me by people in Canada may be able to aquire the ice cream one day and cause people to be able to acquire drugs easier and become high easier. It can affect me regionally because drugs being sold in ice cream may cause more people to get high and start fights and selling to younger people. On a local level if people are high and driving or something like that it can cause more accidents and fire calls for the department I volunteer at.
Seeds of revolution project:
Due: Sept. 23,2010
Revolutionary weekly:
Inside the lives of the Estates
Written by Marie Dartan
We will be looking at the differences between the three estates during the French Revolution and the differences between their lifestyles during these hard times. We will be interviewing people from each estate to get their points of views. We will touch on how hard it is to get food, if they have taxes and how they pay them, and how they live their day to day lives. We will introduce our interviewers before we ask questions about their lives. So in saying that we will start our journey through the estates and their lives.
Our first person we are going to talk to is from the first estate and the clergy. We are interviewing Francis Pierre of the clergy. Francis is 25 and has no wife or children. He lives in Paris and works as a parish priest. I asked Francis if he paid taxes and he answered "No I do not pay taxes. But to pay for all the activities such as caring for the poor and schooling we collect a tax on incomes." We asked about his day to day life and he replied "I teach students and take care of the poor. I also do chores at the church, and worships." We then asked him about how easily he was able to access food. He stated "I get food really easily because of the church." We also noted he lived quite extravagantly and must have had well means of income.
Our next person is Claire Paquet she was born 20 years ago into a noble family and is married with three children. She is well educated. We asked how they made their money and she answered "We get our income from the taxes we charge the people who live on our land."
We then asked about herself paying taxes and she told us she paid some taxes but not very much. We then questioned her about her day to day life. "I take care of the children and the house hold while my husband checks on the land we own. Then we all eat dinner together in the dining room." All of her children were well fed and her house was very well furnished and up to date.
Lastly we asked Sebastian Dubois some questions. He is a 24 year old peasant with a wife and two children. They lived in a small one room house that wasn't very well furnished. We asked about his taxes first and he told us he paid many taxes. He paid them to the church, the land owners, and the King. We asked how easily he could get food. He answered "Food is a lot of money so we normally go hungry. It is scary to see the children hungry we don't know weather they will live or die. We fear our children may go into fits of consumption one day." We then asked him about his day to day life and he replied " I work long hard days and get very little sleep. I work the fields while my wife stays home taking care of the children and cleaning."
You can see the differences in the lives of the estates. In taxes, wealth, what they do in a day, and how they get food. So think about it. Signing off Marie Dartan.
Sites I got info from
http://www.studyworld.com/newsite/reportessay/History/European/French_Revolution-322967.htm
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0372-first-estate.php
Current Event Test - September 24, 2010
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/09/24/hiv-aids-gay-bisexual-cdc.html?ref=rss
44% of gay, bisexual men with HIV don't know it:
This article is about how most sexually active gay and bisexual men don't know they have it. Doctors say that this is similar to earlier studies. They tested over 8000 men and interviewed them, finding that 44% dint even know they had the disease. The White House put out a new National AID's, strategy in July for men who are sexually active with men are at higher risk to get infected with the disease. They found that many Centers for Disease Control and prevention thought that men who had sex with men should get tested yearly for HIV. But most men don't show up. In Canada they estimated 20-30% of people didn't know they were infected.
I chose to write about this article because I believe in the gay community should have equal rights as everyone else and this is showing that our government does care about the gay and bisexual community. This can affect the world globally because everywhere has some people of the gay community and they need some help too. This affects us on a national level because this shows that our government actually did testing to see how many of the people didn't know they were infected with HIV. This affects us on a regional level because we may become one of the areas that are considered an epidemic area. This affects me on a local level because I know some gay and bisexual people and I worry about them getting ill with some sort of incurable disease like HIV.
Teacher Feedback:
I commend you on writing on this controversial topic.
Current Events Test - October 15, 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11548062
Clegg pledges funding to help the poorest children succeed:
This article is about the government in England promising that 7 billion in their currency will be spent on helping children who cant afford it get through school over the next four years. This fund will help children from the ages 2-20, from nursery school to university. this "pupil premium" will give pre-schoolers 15 hours a week on top of the 15 hours that normal students are already promised. The money will be coming from funding cuts elsewhere from 25%- 40%. He is saying that he would like to help the future, and by giving kids education he would be helping to improve their future.
I feel this is a good thing for the children to succeed in thier futures. For jobs they will need a good education and if they cant afford that education how will they be able to get those jobs. I think helping children become students is a good thing because then they can get a good job when they are older then their children won't have to be using this funding. I believe that all children shoud have a fair chance at an education. why should the poor children to miss out on an education when we so clearly can have it so easily. I find it unfair that some students can not afford school and have to miss out on that chance.
Teacher Feedback:
Talia, thank you for choosing an article related to education. What would it mean for Canadian students if our country could do something like this?
Foreign Policy Report:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11996770
I think for this issue we should pick isolationism, because we do not want to weaken our bond with the USA due to a woman in a rebel group. I also think that it isn't our place to interfere with affairs such as that because it isn't like the USA is getting a full army going against them.
If we were to get involved then we would just kind of be there. We don't have much rule over what happens in the USA so we wouldn't really be able to do much to help them out. We would just be sitting ducks.
If we chose to stay out of it we could just stay the way we are now. We would still have our connection with the USA, and we wouldn't have to worry about them turning on us over the issue. We could just stay the way we are meant to be right now.
Reporters Without Borders - January 5, 2011
This organization works to help reporters in countries to defend them, help with lawyers, fights against censorship, and make it safer for reporters. they help in numerous places over the world to help these journalists. They think that they should help get the stories out that are not being told and need to be heard. They collect money with fundraisers using calanders and pictures and stuff such as these. They also help with finances of journalists families at home. Their website is constantly updated. It started in 1985 and they fight for press freedom.